Indian Removal Act

The Indian Removal Act of 1830, championed by President Andrew Jackson, called for the relocation of numerous native American tribes to lands west of the Mississippi River to land for white settlers. Although the bill was extremely controversial, it was passed, and entire Indian tribes were forced to move. Due to the hardship and suffering the Indian Removal Act of 1830 caused Indian peoples, as well as the fact that it was unnecessary, unconstitutional, and immoral, it should not have been passed. Firstly, the negative effects of the bill on native Americans far outweighed the benefits it might have had for second people. Secondly, the bill violated numerous treaties between the U.S. government and Indian tribes and was thus unconstitutional. Lastly, the bill was immoral due to the fact that Indian leaders were not allowed a voice in their own future and the inherent racism involved in the decision.

Indian Removal (Zinn Chapter 7) Once the white men decided that they wanted lands belonging to the Native Americans (Indians), the United States Government did everything in its power to help the white men acquire Indian land. The US Government did everything from turning a blind eye to passing legislature requiring the Indians to give up their land (see Indian Removal Bill of 1828). Aided by his bias against the Indians, General Jackson set the Indian removal into effect in the war of 1812 when he battled the great Tecumseh and conquered him. Then General, later to become President, Jackson began the later Indian Removal movement when he conquered Tecumseh¹s allied Indian nation and began distributing

On May 28, 1830, the Indian Removal Act was passed. It stated that the Native American were to be removed from the Southern states (Indian Removal Act). The act ended the Native American’s right to live in the states under their own traditional laws (Indian Removal Act). They were given the options to assimilate and acknowledge the United States’ laws or leave (Indian Removal Act). They were forced to leave their land, their homes, everything they ever knew or face the consequences. They were forced to go to a land that they knew nothing about, and hope that they would be able to survive where ever they ended up. When the Cherokee were forced to leave, out of the 18,000 that left 4,000 died on the way (Primary Documents) As a result of all of the death on the trail, it was named the Trail of Tears (Primary Documents).

Many historians argue that the Indian Removal Act was not justified. “Members of Congress argued that Jackson violated the Constitution by refusing to enforce treaties that guaranteed Indian land rights.” (Cheathem, 452). In 1791, America signed a treaty with the Cherokees with the intent on “civilizing” them into the traditions of America. By the 1820’s, most Cherokees were “living in log cabins instead of houses made

The early 1800’s was a very important time for America. The small country was quickly expanding. With the Louisiana Purchase and the Lewis and Clark expedition, America almost tripled in size by 1853. However, even with the amount of land growing, not everyone was welcomed with open arms. With the expansion of the country, the white Americans decided that they needed the Natives out.

This historical document is a transcription of President Andrew Jackson’s Second Annual Message to Congress. Before his second annual message to Congress, Jackson had already signed the Indian Removal Act into law. The Indian Removal Act allowed the President to grant lands in the west to Indian tribes that agreed to give up their lands in the east (“Indian Treaties and the Removal Act”). In his message, Jackson claims that Indian Removal Act is beneficial to everyone involved. Although Jackson outlines the benefits of speeding up the process of removing Indian tribes from their homelands, in reality, the Indian Removal Act does not benefit Indian tribes because it only leads to a forced migration, reinforces prejudice towards the Indians,

If you were dragged out of your home just because someone wanted it for themselves, would you understand that to be beneficial and for your own good? In 1830, Congress passed the Indian Removal Act of 1830 believing that by evacuating the natives from their genealogical lands would not only benefit them, but the indians as well. Despite Congress’s policy of assimilation or peaceful removal, Andrew Jackson described it to be best for the indians to leave the lands that America claimed to be theirs even though he once thought of the Indians as sovereign nation. The Indian Removal Act of 1830 was not beneficial for the native americans because some of the tribes were falsely represented in signing their removal treaties., they were treated harshly

The central focus for this lesson is to have student analyze an injury question, develop a hypothesis and revise that said hypothesis after several data sets to have a specific thesis statement that is specific to all events leading up to the inquiry question. The inquiry question the students are analyzing is; what are the major effects of the Indian Removal Act of 1830? The students will be given several data sets of events that occurred after the act was initiated and draw conclusions and revise their thesis statement as they go.

Did you know that thousands of American Indians traveled half the country on foot? This was because of the Indian Removal Act. The Indian Removal Act is an act which says that the government has the power to move the American Indians to a specified location as long as the American Indians can keep that land forever. The government moved most of them to the now established Kansas because the explorer who explored Kansas called Kansas a desolate desert full of tribes who have no homes. Many American Indians did not like the Indian Removal Act because of the struggle it caused.

How would you feel if you were forced to leave your home and never come back? The Indian Removal Act forced the Native Americans to move into new Indian Territory even though the Indians inhabited the lands first. In 1830, Andrew Jackson passed the Indian Removal Act and forced Native Americans to sign treaties. These treaties forced Native Americans to move to lands west of the Mississippi (Davidson 339). The Indian Removal Act was therefore out of order because the Indians were the first inhabitants of the land, the Americans cheated them on treaties and trades, and the Indians were treated horribly by the Americans.

Edward Everett, an American politician, once said, “Nations of dependent Indians, against their will, under color of law, are driven from their homes into the wilderness.” In the late 1820s, Americans arrived at the land of Native American tribes and Indian tribes for gold; they promised to relocate the tribes in exchange of money and land in order for them to expand their territory. The Indian Removal Act of 1830 was passed that gave Americans to negotiate with the Cherokees to leave the land and be placed in the Indian Territory. Tricking someone is like taking candy from an innocent kid . The Indian Removal Act isn’t justified because the Cherokees owned the land, disagreed with their leader, and they’re a civilized nation.

“The most destructive law” to the American Indians which barely passed May 28, 1830 was known as the Indian Removal Act, and later was known as the Trail of Tears. In 1803 President Thomas Jefferson brought up to Congress that all American Indians “be encouraged to move voluntarily from their lands east of the Mississippi River.” For some time, many American Indians began their new venture and voluntarily started to move. President James Monroe also agreed with Thomas Jeffersons’ ideas and convinced Congress to move on with the process.

As the first colonies settled in America relations between the Native American Indians and white settlers ranged from respected friends to enemies. Competition was common between the two groups and the desire from one to convert the other into civilized people was tough. Congress decided to invest and provide Native Americans with literacy, farming and vocational assistance. Treaties was a way to get lands by the two groups, but it was unfair for the Native's when time would pass by and their lands would be taken away. Most of the territories became states but the population of the Native Americans was tremendous. President Andrew Jackson took the population as a conflict in 1830. He decided

After the removal, Indians began to completely change their culture to live as an American culture. Schools were created and they had their own newspapers as well as their own governments (Peppas 2013, page 41). They wore the same clothes as Americans (Indian Affairs). Throughout the years, they have been able to create their own governments and were recognized by the American government.

One of the defining moments of President Andrew Jackson’s career, if not the most significant, was the Indian Removal Act of 1830. This was a controversial bill at the time and the impact from it is still felt today. The Indian Removal Act directly led to the displacement of thousands of Native Americans; including four thousand deaths during the Trail of Tears, the forced march from Georgia to Oklahoma. While overt racism played a clear role in relocating Native Americans past the Mississippi, it is possible that other factors were at play. The living conditions in many of the states were poor for Natives and Jackson hoped that giving them a new location to live could remedy these problems while opening the land up for white settlers.